Martina Navratilova Inteviewed By Connie Chung Options

[curtj]

<My instinct was to start this in the tennis section, but I figure it will fuel some political banter>

Is Connie Chung on crack?? What in the world would make an asian american female journalist suggest to Navritolova that if she had a dissenting political opinion she should go back to Czechoslovakia?? Does she possibly think immigrants should be denied freedom of speech??

Navratilova has lived here for 27 years and has always been an outspoken figure. It's not because she is "unamerican" it's because she's trying to make the system better and the country a better place! I can't think of anything more American.

Chung asked why Martina uses her status as an athlete to make noise. She asked why people should listen to an athlete or entertainer. Hello? Why should we listen to a mediocre reporter that got cut from network television? Don't even get me started listing politicians that started in entertainment or sports. Did Chung not prepare at all for this??

Navratilova also hinted at pursuing a political career in the future. She's got my vote.

Ugh... I wish I had time to vent more anger right now, but I've got to scrub up to meet a boy <giggle>. More tomorrow for sure.

Who else saw this??

[ July 18, 2002: Message edited by: curtj ]

[bryan d.]

Only our media could take Martina's opinions (we all have a right to them, yes?) and turn them into Anti-American sentiments. Charlie in the Trees has given us a lovely post-McCarthyism rant though equally as rabid. Everything in our country does tend to be motivated by money and profit and greed. It's only with the current administration and the climate they've created due to the horrific events of 9/11 that would cause anyone to react to Martina's comments with suggestions that she leave. She's made a great deal of money here, but hey, she earned it...and guess what, she's paid a whole fat wad of non-partisan taxes into our system...